Dangerous Beauty (1998)

Regisseur:

Marshall Herskovitz

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Margaret Rosenthal (book)
Jeannine Dominy (written by)

Premierendatum:

20. Februar 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Passion. Seduction. Betrayal. A Scandalous Love Story.

Plot:

A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.

Plot Keywords:

Courtesan | 1500s | Renaissance | Inquisition | Italy

Nutzerkommentare:

Superb

Besetzung

Catherine McCormack	...	Veronica Franco
Rufus Sewell	...	Marco Venier
Oliver Platt	...	Maffio Venier
Fred Ward	...	Domenico Venier
Naomi Watts	...	Giulia De Lezze
Moira Kelly	...	Beatrice Venier
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Paola Franco
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Pietro Venier
Joanna Cassidy	...	Laura Venier
Melina Kanakaredes	...	Livia
Daniel Lapaine	...	Serafino Franco
Justine Miceli	...	Elena Franco
Jake Weber	...	King Henry
Simon Dutton	...	Minister Ramberti
Grant Russell	...	Francesco Martenengo

Alternativ:

The Honest Courtesan (UK) (USA) (working title)
A Destiny of Her Own (Australia)
Courtesan (USA) (working title)
Venice (USA) (working title)
Dangerous Beauty - Die Kurtisane von Venedig (Deutschland) (TV title) [de]
Gefährliche Schönheit - Die Kurtisane von Venedig (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for some scenes of strong sexuality, and for nudity and language.

Länge:

111 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35176) | Australia:M | Cyprus:Cat. 3 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16

Drehorte:

Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Firma:

Bedford Falls Productions

Dies und das:

The alternate title for this movie, "The Honest Courtesan", comes from the term 'cortigiana onesta' which denoted a courtesan who, while sex may or may not have been part of her obligations, was paid mainly to be a companion for intellectual stimulation and/or her poetic or musical talent.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Veronica and Marco are in the gondola, Marco's arm is alternately up/down between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Paola Franco: Desire begins in the mind.

Soundtrack:

Ungaresca e saltarello

Superb

I saw this when it first came out and I just saw it again on video. Superb movie. I adore Venice and feel I got a real taste of what it must have been like in the 16th century. Great photography and costumes. Beautiful actors. Comedy. Romance. Based on a true story. Shows some of the ugliness of the zealot church of the time. A must see and one of the year's best. Where were the critics on this one? Played to empty theaters mostly. What a shame.